The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-15

the rear. A squad of mounted police
led the procession. The line Of march
y. was down Broad TO Liberty, down Lib
: erty to Front, and up Front TO camp.
Very large crowds lined the streets, and
all the side streets were thronged with
~ carriages. Nearly all the business houses
~ on Front street and many of the private
! residences were gaily decorated for the
i occasion. When the procession reached
n the stone quarry the troops were gwen
10 route step. A large number Of carriages
II accompanied the troops to camp.
4 AS the Governor entered the camp, q
i salute of seventeen guns was fred. The
!. guard was turned out and paid the GUS
: tomary honors. Arrived at the camp,
) the troops were brought into line and
saluted the Governor. Col. Bobleter, in
a few well-chosen words. welcomed the
4 Governor to the camp. The soldiers
! were then marched to their quarters,
and ranks were broken. The Governor
: and staff retired to their tents, and chat
] ted with the members of the council,
who responded to an invitation by the
, Colonel to dine with the officers. An
, excellent meal was served at the Hotel
de Herbert, and splendid time en-
ljoyed.
The members of the staff who accom-
panied the Governor to Mankato are
Adjutant.G General Seeley, Assistant ADJ
jutant-General Hawley, Inspector Gen
eral Brandt, Surgeon-General William
son, Assistant Quartermaster-Ge General
Blegley and Abide. Camp Pusch.
7 Last Evening.
The usual dress parade, guard mount
and band concert occurred last evening
and the boys passed the remainder of
the time in the usual diverse ways.
About 1000 o'clock the Governor and
staff arrived in camp, though only few
| of the officers we're aware of his entrance
until this morning. No demonstration
was made. Early this morning the boys ,
were awakened by battery of heavens /,
artillery which opened upon this section ,
of the country. The rain came down in
| floods, but most of the boys were pre-
pared for it. Although the rain was
very heavy, still the atmosphere was
not cooled any and by morning the air
was damp and sultry.
Notes.
The boys were soaked when they re-
turned from the parade. They pro-
nounced it no picnic.
Several runaways occurred during !,
dress parade.
The pretty uniforms of the artillery i
and their soldierly bearing attracted
much attention during the parade. +
The committee of arrangements is de- b
serving of praise at the successful man.
ner in which everything connected with
the parade passed off this morning.
Mr.. A. M. Rutan, of Medelia came d
over to mess few days with the boys. G
(From Wednesdays Daily.
Several hundred people visited the =,
camp grounds this morning and wit =,
messed the various drills. Throughout
the whole forenoon all the public con-
veyances were filed to their utmost Ca !,
pacity by the crowds that wendell their
way towards the grounds. Numerous
private carriages were also to be seen
filing their way toward the same centre :,
of interest. Before noon thousands of =
visitors had passed through the various "
company streets or across the parade =
ground. :,
The usual routine of duties was gone '
through with by the troops. The sun :,
beat down hotter than ever and the -
slight breeze that sprang up was only
tantalizing to the hot, tired, perspiring
militiamen as they underwent battalion
and skirmIsh drills or passed through
the ordeal of guard mount. All was in
teresting and novel to the hosts of visit
ors who swarmed the grounds. Many
had come from distant parts ofthe coun-
ty and some had never seen soldiers be-
fore.
The Sham Battle. u
The long talked of sham battle is in y =,
progress as the FREE PRESS goes to press. u
1t is evident that large majority of the .
IuC DdbbIC W NC HN
feature of the encampment, for the Ii
crowd in attendance was much larger 9
than upon any previous day. A steady Il
stream of people on foot and in vehicles y
began to pour along the streets leading :,
to the camp grounds early in the fore u
noon, and after dinner the sides of the
thoroughfare were lined with pedestri-
ans, while every description of convey =
ance was brought into requisition to =
transfer the sight-seers to the grounds. :.
At the camp ground the scene was
bright and spirited. Though hot, the L
day was beautiful, occasional clouds z
hidingt the sun and fresh breeze blowing
from the west. A grand stand had been !"
erected across the road from the camp :"
and it was quickly filed, as was every =
other elevation that promised to afford =,
view of the battle, while the broad u
plain was covered by sea of people. y
The plan of the battle was laid out by L
Colonel Bobleter, it being an assault !"
upon and the capture of the camp. Six u
companies of infantry and the battery
III W0ES W uldhc
attack, and the remainder of the regi-
ment was left to defend the camp.
The assaulting column was supposed to u
be marching down the road from the ~
north and to be unexpectedly attacked Il
by skirmishers posted behind a stone u
fence which skirts the road on the east r
Upon being attacked the column was n
moved to to the west of the road, the
artillery in front, and a company of u
skirmishers sent to drive back those of IL
the defense. In the meantime an at u
tack was made upon the advancing n
column by the main body of the defend o
ers of the camp, who were repulsed o
The attacking column then made two q
assaults upon the camp, the second of
which resulted in its capture. a
The attacking force was composed of II
Companies c, B, E, F, G, and H, to- "
gether with the artillery. The defend n
ers of the camp were Companies A, d, u
and II. II
How 1t Went Off. e
Special by Telephone.
CAMP McGILL, 4:30 p. m.-The sham el
battle began at 3:45 and lasted but half 4
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